ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from Dynamic Dolphin, Inc. to BigRock Solutions Ltd. due to compliance actions taken by ICANN that resulted in the de-accreditation of Dynamic Dolphin, Inc. Former registrant-customers of Dynamic Dolphin, Inc. should receive notices from BigRock Solutions Ltd. advising of the transfer. Customer questions about the transfer should be … [Read more...]
.Luxury Selects Namejet.com/Afternic.com For Sunrise Landrush Auctions & Premium Name Sales
Luxury Partners, LLC, which own the new gTLD .LUXURY has selected NameJet and Afternic to manage the Sunrise, Landrush and Premium Name selection and sales. Godaddy.com which recently purchased Afternic.com, is currently taking pre-registrations of .Luxury domain names starting at $799.99 a year. Here is the rest of the press release: "The .LUXURY gTLD provides a brandable platform to … [Read more...]
Scott Richter Gets Slammed By Krebsonsecurity.com As ICANN Sends Termination Of His Dynamic Dolphin Registrar
A respected internet Security blog Krebsonsecurity.com ripped Scott Richter in a post covering ICANN's notice of termination of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement of the domain name registrar, Dynamic Dolphin, a registrar that Krebs says "has long been closely associated with spam and cybercrime". "The move came almost five years after this reporter asked the … [Read more...]
1and1.com Tops 4 Million New gTLD Pre-Reservations; Adding 1.5 Million In a Month
The domain name registrar, 1and1.com just topped 4 Million pre-reservations for new gTLD domain names. The registrar announced earlier this week that they were accepting pre-registrations for 4 new gTLD's, .BIKE, .SINGLES, .HOLDINGS and .CLOTHING which are different that … [Read more...]
How Your Premium Domain Might Be Sold By Godaddy As People Try To Preregistrations A New gTLD
With Godaddy taking paid preregistrations on four new gTLD's today, .Luxury, .Build, .Menu and .Uno, your chances of selling your premium domain name may increase if its listed in Godaddy resale channel. As people search to preregister a new gTLD domain, if that domain isn't available because its already preregistered or reserved by the registry (Godaddy doesn't distinguish) they are showing … [Read more...]
Demand Media’s Domain Services Spinoff Is Rightside.co & Names Taryn Naidu As CEO
Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD), that it has selected the name Rightside Group, Ltd. (“Rightside”) for the spun off domain services business. The company is going with the domain name Rightside.co. Taryn Naidu, who currently serves as Demand Media’s Executive Vice President of Domain Services, will become the CEO and a Director of the newly formed domain services company … [Read more...]
GoDaddy signs its 1st Registry-Registrar Agreement with New gTLD .UNO: Paid Pre-Registrations Start In Nov
According to a press release we just received, Dot Latin LLC announced today that the world’s largest domain registrar, GoDaddy, has signed the Registry-Registrar Agreement for the .UNO domain extension, specifically designed for the Hispanic and Latino communities, worldwide. .UNO is the first global web … [Read more...]